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ffo Aunt Clara' s f$1 Intercession eta rt rt rti 01 LD Aunt Clara sat in her cabin singing her mistress baby to sleep. She had nursed all of I Squire Hoavo's children and was proud of saying that none out of three girls and one big boy had ever been ill a day, " 'ceptln maybe." as Bhe expressed It, "Av'en dey is et some'n dey ortn't to, lak, maybe, to fill deir se'ves Avid green fruit en tek de colic en hat bad squealin' dreams en one thing er nur, but sech as dat might happen to any nigger mammy." She certainly loved her white charges more than she did her own children, as every one remarked who witnessed her ardent devotion to the former and her indifference to the latter. The Infant In her lap was drowsily closing its eyes as her lullaby waxed softer and more soothing: "Oh. baa. bna, black sheep, has you got any lamb? Tea. way down In de valley. De buzzards on de tiles is er plckln out 'Is eyes. En de po" UT thing cries 'Mammy!' "Go to sleep, go to sleep. Qo to sleep. UT baby. Pappy loves do baby, en mammy loves de la by. En ever'body loves de baby "All dem bosses In dat flel B'longst to you. HT baby De sorrel en de bay, en do dapple en de gray. En dey all b'longst to you. HT baby "Go to sleep" She heard a step on the lawn and cautiously looked out. still crooning se ductively and keeping her knees gen tly moving. She saw the tall, slender figure of her young master, a hand some boy of nineteen, pass her door and vanish among the fruit trees that shaded the walk leading to the barn yard. "Some'n is sho wrong wid dat boy, she muttered, as she fanned the tlies from the baby's face Avith her black hand. "He's actin' mighty curis. en he don't seem easy in his min'. Some'n la gone wrong. Yo cayu't fool me. He's makin too many trips to dat barn whar he ain't got no sign er business. I ain't never seed uiy young marster act dat sueaklu' way before, en I'm gwine to see fer inyse'." With the utmost caution she eased the sleeping infant down on her bed and tiptoed to the cabin door. "Tuskaloosa!" she called out In a stern undertone to a little colored boy who was floating chips In the watering trough near by. The black urchin rose and came toward her, wiping his drip ping hands on the only garment he wore, a long shirt reaching to the ground, "Tuskaloosa, yo go set Ilat V side er Miss Sally's baby en miu de flies offn 'er. Ef dat chil' cries one time while I's lookin fer my heu'nest In de barn I'll give yo sech er bastin' yo Avon' know which side is up." The boy instantly disappeared In the cabin, and she turned down the walk to the barn. "De do Is shet tight. Now. 1 wonder whar Marse Melville could er go to. she muttered as she paused before the barn. Perplexed, she turned and look ed over the wide reach of meadow land on 'her right and then back toward the great white house, the gable windows of which could be now seen above the tree tops. She was on the point of going to the haystacks near by when Ehe heard a footstep in the barn. She crept to the door, put her ear to it and listened attentively. The noise was re peated. Stooping lower, she peered through a crack, and in the half dark ness within she saw her young master stealthily tilling a sack with wheat from a capacious bin. "My gracious!" she muttered In a troubled voice. "Dat boy Is sho takin' his paw's wheat en slippin' heer onbe knownst to anybody lak er nigger at er chicken roos'. What dis worl' coin In to':" She sat down on the doorstep, trem bling all over with excitement. For several minutes she remained motion less, her elbows on her knees, her fat Jaws In her hands, listening fearfully and starting at every sound from with in. Presently she seemed to have de cided upon a course of action, for a look of determination took possession of her face, her bushy brows ran to gether, and her thick lips became firm and rigid. "Marse Melville!" she called in a low voice, her lips close to the keyhole "Marse Melville!" The sounds within the barn ceased. The boy did not answer. A half bushel measure fell from his hands and rat tled down into the bin. After that ev erything was so still that she could ihear the cooing of the pigeons on the roof of the barn and the cows chewing hay under the lean-to shed near by. She applied her eye to the crack again The boy was standing motionless In a startled attitude, staring fixedly at the door. "Marse Melville," she repeated, even imore softly than before, "let me in. I re-ant to speak to yo'." j For another minute there was no re sponse. Then he said doggedly: "What do you want?" "Open de do. Marse Melville." she paid. "It des me. yo' ole mammy. Open de do' so I kin see yo'. Yo got it fas'en on de inside. How yo' spec I kin git throo dese planks? I ain't no cat ner spider." He hesitated another minute. Then she heard his step on the floor and ins trembling lingers as they put the key into the lock. She pushed the door open, and he retreated to the bin. avoid Ing her furtive eyes, a half rebellion! expression on his handsome face. lie, was in his shirt sleeves. His necktie. collar, cftat and vest lay on a feed cutting machine at his side. They were covered with chaff, and he was red, hot and perspiring. She advanced till her hands touched the edge of the bin. "Well," she grunted, taken slightly aback by her failure to catch his eye. "dis certney do beat my time. I knoAV TP By g WILL N. M1 8 HAR.BEN Cofir0it, ISOJ. S ffo ffo rtrt tfa rfa fsti ffrrt TP TP TP TP TP TP what yo is up to. 111' marster. Yo' is takin' yo' paw's wheat What on earth yo' gwine to do wid all dem full sacks?" "Sell it," lie confessed, a reckless, de fiant flame in his eyes. His face flush ed deeiior, and he leaned over the bin with ill assumed indifference and nerv ously chewed a piece of straw. "Huh! Yo say yo' is!" she ejacu lated nasally as she filled her fat hand with wheat from one of the bags and slowly dribbled it back into the bin whence he had taken it She glanced slowly round the room and said: "LIT marster, yo' will sho ketch yo' death o col' in dis yere room. Dey ain't a speck er fresh air er stlrrin'. I don't see how yo' did mek out to fill all dem sacks wid de do shet so tight. Yo' bet ter come away en let dis yere wheat alone. I seed yo pony des now n-tronip-iu down yo' maw's rosebushes. Dat colt got oP Nick in Mm kase he needs ridin." The boy drew himself up. "I have as much right to this wheat as father has." he said, half apologet ically. "Last summer I worked from daybreak till night overseeing the hands while he was down at the sugar plantation. I need pocket money, like other boys, but I have to beg him for every cent I get I am tired of it. and I won't stand it another day. Ev ery planter's son around here has an allowance except me. I am obliged to get some money right away. We organized a military company in town last week and ordered uniforms. The suits have come, but we can't take them from the store without paying for them, and every member of the company has taken out his but me. I went to father and told him as politely as I could what I wanted, but he cut mo off short. He said he had too many other expenses. He wants me to be disgraced before them all. Yesterday old Johnson asked me if we had any wheat to sell, and I" The boy's voice broke, and he turned to hide his tearful eyes from her. Aunt Clara had been accustomed to every inflection of his voice since his infancy, and in an instant she was all sympathy, all tenderness. "Des like yo' paw. liT marster!" she blurted out impatiently, and then she grew conservative. "I wouldn't mind." she continued soothingly. "He Is got his ban's so full wid business dat he don't even notice w'en ol' miss needs er neAA- frock, but a-o paAv Is er good man at de bottoifi. He's dat proud er yo. Marse Melville well! I done seed er beep er men Avid boys in my time, but mnrster certney do count big on yo'. I've heerd Mm talk en brag by de hour. Why n't yo' go en ax er- ' have as much right to this wheat as lather has." gin. honey? It ain't gwine to do no harm. When I Avants anything I des keep peggin' nway till It come. Dat my style." "I have been to him for the last time," nnsAvered the boy. "I am no beggar. He can keep his money." Aunt Clara shook her kinky head In deep perplexity. She found it hard to keep from openly condemning her mas ter's treatment of his son. for the boy was her particular pride, but she read ily saAv the Inexpediency of encourag ing him in his present undertaking. She Avas not a great stickler for hon esty among her own race, for she ar gued that little better could be expect ed of slaves, but she would not have any of her "white folks" do the slight- est thing beneath the highest dignity of Avell born women and men. With a sudden grunt which shoAved the proa ence of all the courage she possessed she bent down, lifted one of the bags of Avheat to the edge of the bin and emptied it. "Yo' is got blue blood in yo' veins. HT marster!" she panted. She did not look at him as she shook out the bag ami laid It on the edge of the bin. "None er de Howe stock er people ain't never 3'lt sneak to do anything, en I ain't gAvine to let de one I missed up begin 1L Yo' is heerd yo' iuiiav tell about de Smlff family er Avhite trash dat begun stcaliu' from de home folks tel de f us' t'ing anybody knowed dey avuz landed in Jail fur boss stcaliu. Dat so. yo' Is wuk mighty hard last summer to he'p mek er crap, en yo' paAv ort to tek dat into caAvnsideratiou w'en he liggerin' up. but even ef paAvt er tlis yere wheat is yourn by rights It looks lak po' Avhite trash doin's to slip yer dis awaj' en dirty up yo' nice shut en collar dat lUack Lucy mek so much trouble to do up." She Avas shaking the last enipty bag over the bin as she. out of breath, came to a stoj). She looked at him steadily for a moment, but he did not speak, Jsiie reiiected a little while. 1 hen, aa 1 -i , j i fe I she wiped her perspiring face on her apron, she ashed: "How much money yo need fur dat newniforu.. HT marster?" "Twenty-live dollars!" he said gloom ily. "1 wish I hadn't gone into the company. I'll simply have to tell them the truth and resign." "Too bayd. too bayd!" Aunt Clara grunted. "I heerd de sieves say you was p'intcd captain, de haid one er 'em all. Yo' de right one, HT marster. De Howes al'ays do git on de lop rail er de fence somehoAV. None er dem ur boys is fittin' to lead er nnnj" For a moment a certain race instinct caused her to look down at the wheat Avith a covetous glance, but she shook her head A'igorously, as if a temptation had lodg ed on It "No, no!" she said, more to herself than to him. "1 Avas Avonderin' ef I couldn't sell dat wheat, but what Is mean fur j'o' avouUI be mean fur me, en ef I tried It I'd be reported quick." She drew a step nearer to him and said firmly: "Lock de do'. HT marster. en hang tie key on de nail Avhar it b'longst. Noav yo' has my bes' 'vice, en yo gAvine sleep better fur it too." Without a Avord or sign of opposition he picked up his coat, vest, collar and necktie and followed her out. Shi stood snout, thoughtful and disturbed as he hung the key up on the nail and slowly dreAV on his coat She brushed the chaff from the garment and smooth ed out the Avrinkles with her hand. AH at once a thought occurred to her. She started suddenly and put out her hand ImpulsiA-ely to his arm. "Marse Melville, 1 is got some money wived up in my house. I reckon 1 got twenty-live dollahs in all. Yo' Avait yere. I'll git It fur yo. I ain't got no use fur monev. I des laid it by. little by little, fur a rainv day. Dey ain't nuffen I could buy av'ou marster gives me all me en de chillun need." He flushed deeply. His lip curled proudly, and his figure became more erect He seemed on the verge of making an an gry retort but her attitude of expecta tion disarmed him. "I could not take your money, mam- my," he said, with emotion. "You are the best friend I have. I am glad you Diuiu'vu inxj juri hum a iiti i l ui ti viv ceived father, and I never shall. Keep your money. I don't care for the uni form." (to isi: ro.vn n i' in . 1 A WONDERFUL ANIMAL. The Turtle Is a Peculiar frealure In .Many It espectN. Almost alone among Cod's creatures, the turtle has but a single enemy man. It does not seem to matter to the turtle whether he stays beneath the surface for an hour or a Aveek. nor does it trouble him to spend an equal time on land if the need arises. He is T .1 1. . a t . i t . f ucimcr nsu, hcmi nor iowi. yei ins flesh partakes of the characteristics of- all three. Eating seems a mere super fluity with him. since for AVeeks at a I i , i i 1,1 .... :.. .. i i l"V, " "u i l .wlth lhe lmn- m,t :,ml emerge ufter nis long last apparently none the Avorse for his enforced abstinence from food, from light and almost from air. and. dually, it may be truly said that of all the higher, Avarm blooded organisms there is none so tenacious of life als the turtle. I can truly say that I have seen the llesli cleared out of a turtle shell and hung up on a tree, Avliere for hours the quivering, con vulsive movements of the muscle Avent on. 2sot only so. but on one oc- eiislon onlv the head and tail were left attached to the shell. Some time hsvl elapM'd since the meat had been cut out of the carapace, and no one could have imagined that any life remained in the extremities. Hut a young Dane, noticing that the down hanging head had its mouth Avide open, very foolish ly inserted two lingers betAveen those horny mandibles. They closed, and our shipmate Avas two lingers short The edges of the turtle's JaAV had taken them off clean, with only the muscular poAver remaining in the head. Signer Hedi once cut a turtle's head off and noted that it lived for twenty-three days Avithout a head, and another Avhose brain he removed lived for six months, apparentlv unconscious that It had suffered any Monthly. loss. Leslie's BALLOON SPIDERS. They Voyage at Creat Heights Over Sea as AVell hh I. and. Given a steady breeze and a free course, there is practically no limit to the distance which a ballooning spider may traverse. The Avriter has taken orb Aveavers from their snuggeries un der divers sheltering projections at the highest attainable point on the dome of St Peter's in Home, whither they had doubtless been carried by the Aviud when younglings. One may see flecks of gossamer afloat at far greater heights. Seafaring folk often note spider balloons speeding by them at sea or entangled upon various parts of the vessel. Darwin, in his famous voyage of the I'.eagle. when sixty miles from land s.hav great numbers of small spiders with their webs. When they first came in contact Avith the rig ging they Avert; seated upon threads, and AVhile hanging to these the slight est breath of air would bear them out of s,-rht- Tl,us' l1'0'1' f,("" land, i ne avcc voyagers were sun uiov- Ing on over the main. A steamship captain told the writer of a like observation made by him. While sailing along the eastern coast of South America during the month of March his ship was covered with innu merable spider Avebs. He Avas then more than 2(H) miles from laud, about 100 miles south of the equator. The wind Avas blowing from the continent "The spiders seemed like elongated balls," said the captain, "with a sort of umbrella canopy above them. They settled upon the sails and rigging and finally disappeared as they came. You know," he added, "that it is not un usual for birds to be blown out to sea. How much easier for a spider, provid ed he has the means to keep himself suspended in the air." H. C. McCook. LL. D., In Harper's Magazine. Lending n Double Life. "Klymer has a farm a short distance out In the country, hasn't he?" "Yes." "Then Avhat Is he practicing medicine j In toAvn for?" "He has to do it to make money enough to pay Avhat he loses by his farming' - Chlcago Tribune. CASTOtT TLOTIILW. IT PAYS TO SEARCH THE POCKETS AND THE LININGS. Hill, Cuius mill Letter Hnvc n. Wnj of Midline TlicuiMelvcN Hxperlcnetr of ti .Alan Who liny DiNenrded Gar ments -I J in in to J lie CnrelvNM. "One can't buy ca-.off clothing for many years without meeting some queer experiences," lemarked ai "old clothes man" the other day as lie fum- bled through the pockets of a suit whi-h he had just purchased for HO cents. "Uf course I don't expect to find anything-nothing except maybe Mime old letters. Hut It pays to run through the pockets and feel the lin ing. If a man who lets his Avife sell his castoff clothes only knew Avhat got lost in the lining of his coat some times lie wouldn't feel so easy about parting with them. A man sticks im portant letters in his inside coat pock et, and some lny Avhen he Avants them they are not there. He hunts and fumes around, but the letters don't turn up. Then he thinks they must M.1" 1"'l'n torn " or blled, and he forgets the matter. "Hut important letters don't go that way generally. They turn up some times to accuse a man. They find their way between the lining of the coat or vest, ami we felloAvs get hold of them. If I wanted to go into the blackmail ing business I could make plenty of money. I've found letters and papers in castoff clothing that avouUI make pretty startling reading for some peo- I -'. Ji course wnen we get tneciotnes ,,v minting up the address in the dl- rectory we can locate either the Avriter or the one receiving it "1 don't think that, as a rule, Avomen sell their husbands castoff clothing any more Avithout going through all their pockets. Maybe they've got Into the habit of searching them so that it becomes a second nature to them. So it is not in the pockets wo find things. -'s ' llu-' Hnlng, where they have fmiml tholr v:iv irrnilnn II v. r3 i - c- ' "You know how easy It Is for small coins to work their Avay through a hole in the lining of a vest and snuggle down in the corner of the cloth. Well, we pick up quite a number of dimes ami nickels In this Avay. Usually a ve.t Is a small silver mine. Probably the wife of a man feels something there and thinks it Is only a button or some such thing, or maybe a peyny. and she won't bother In trying to fish it out. Hut pennies don't Avork doAvn there nearly as readily as the dimes do. "In the same Avay a bill will get mix- ed up in the lining of the Inside pocket and finally disappear. The man prob ably misses a live or ten dollar bill Uiinks nmst have lost it or siient it foolishly. The matter escapes his mind, the suit is thrown to one side and some day it is sold to the 'old clothes man.' It doen"t escape us. We go through every inch of the lining anil examine the corners and inside carefullv. The bills Ave find in the course of a dav Avill often more than nav us for Avhat Ave have given for all of the clothes. "Many men are extravagant In get ting rid of their castoff clothing. They have so many that they become a nui- sauce to them. Sell them to the first man avIio comes along is the easiest way for them to dispose of their use- !,f,s 'I'HiKiiitff. If the servants don't take them, we get a fine pick at them For from ."o cents to a dollar j-ou get ti suit that will when brushed, steam . I ..1 ..1 .....I ........jkil silt-'il, 1TtTl eil, cit.iiicu aim in eaaiu v.isn.i uuwp, to $3. The clothes are not Avorn much, but just soiled and mussed a lit tle. The trousers are stretched a little so they will bag at the knees Avhen used a few days at a time. A man with plenty of money Avon't stand that. He will order his Avife or valet to sell them. "The greatest amount I ever found in monev in one coat was a ten dollar bill, but several times I've found tAvo and the dollar bills and one dollar bills iy the score. Once 1 found a check ,M,L ',s I . . . I .........! if t,. I in Itll'lllll' fill I II . 1 11 1,11 11 "" ceived a dollar reward for my honesty. The best find, however. Avas several years ago. Avhen I discovered a bunch of railroad coupons between the lining and inside cloth of one of these fancy vests. I suppose I might have cashed the coupons and received $1,000 for them, but there was some risk to such a proceeding. So 1 concluded to turn tin m over to the owner and trust to ids generosity. He gave me $100 in bills and commended me for my hon- esrv. He had missed the coupons and had advertised for them. Later I found that he had offered a reward of S:00 tor. their return. You can bet I was m:l then that I didn't get more for returning them. "As for important letters. I might say that they come to us in droves. Generally Ave read them and chuck them in the fire. It's the best Avay. If a man has lost a letter Avliich would incriminate him he doesn't like to have It turn up. It will always worry him a little, but he lives in the hope that it is lost for good and gradually forgets it Washington Star. FnuerulN For the Health At a funeral In GlasgoAV a stranger who had taken his seat in one of the i -.!!.. I mourning coaches excited the curiosity of the other three occupants, one of Avhom at last asked him: "Yc'il be a brither o' the corp''" "No, I'm no a brither o' the corp!" "Weel. then. ye'II be his cousin?" "No. I'm not that!" "Then ve'll be at least a frien' o' the corp . "Not Hint either. To tell the truth, I've no been Aveel myseP, and as my doctor has ordered me some carriage exercise 1 thocht this wad be the cheap est Avav to tak it." From "Heminis- . . .. . cences. dv Mr .rcniuaiti ueiKie. r Time Have C'haiifced. Once upon a time a superstition ex- isted thai a ladv ought to blame her ,elf ir a man whom she did not intend to accept proposed to her. but that, should such an unpleasant incident oc cur, it was at least not to be made a subject of gossip among her acquaint ances. Parents thought It incumbent upon them to let a man understand time if they ld ot vis IXS son in-laAV. It is needless to remark t lut t such honorable reticence and kindly prudence are quite out of fash ion. - Lop'''m Standard STAINED GLASS WORK. An Art la Which Method Have Piot Changed Much In Centurle. The twentieth century American stained glass maker folloAVS Avithout important vn fiat ion the simple meth oils of the lVencli monk of oight cen turles ago. The first requisite is the design. The artist makes a small Ava- ter color sketch to show the general design and color scheme, accompany ing it with detailed studies. From this tAvo large drawings or cartoons are made, the exact size of the desired AvindoAv. One cartoon sIioavb where the leads will be placed the thin strips of lead, hoIloAvetl on both sides and looking in a transverse section like the letter II. Avhich form the frnmeAvork to bint! the pieces of glass together. Another draAvIng gives the size and shape of each piece of glass. This car toon Is cut into its component pieces by a pair (or triplet) of three bladed scis sors, which leave between their paral lel blades a space sufficient for the leads. These cut out patterns are put together again on a large glass easel, to which they are attached by Avax.and the spaces betAveen are blacked in to give the effect of the leads. The easel is then placed against a Avindow Avliere the light can stream through it. The artist or his substitute replaces each paper pattern on the easel by a piece of glass of exactly the same size, cut from a sheet of glass of the color called for by the color sketch. The sketch Is not followed exactly; experiment with the actual glass will suggest improvements. To n greater or less extent this stained glass is sup plemented by painted glass, on Avhich the colors are fired as in china paint ing. When all the pieces have been cut they are transferred to the "lead ing" draAving. the ;kxible leads are twisted into shape and soldered at the joints and a special cement applied to make the Avhole water tight. The wln doAV is iioav complete, ready to be put in position, where it Is made secure by copper wires fastened to the trans verse bars of Iron. Hooklovers' Maga zine. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. It Wan at KlrM Knotrn an the Cape of All the Stornm. An early navigator, Hartolomeu Diaz, commissioned by King John II. of Portugal to continue the Avork of African exploration down the Avest coast, sailed from Lisbon In August list;, with a small force and landed at several places, of Avhich he took pos session in the name of his master. As he approached the southern ex tremity of the continent lie Avas blown out to sea by a tremendous storm and doubled the Cape Avithout knowing it. Land Avas not again made until the niouth of the Great Fish river was dghted. and the ships came to anchor in Algoa bay. A council held there de- cided to return home, and on the Avay back the Cape was discovered and christened by the commander, In re- menibrance of his llrst experience, Cabo Tormentoso, or Cabo des Todos les Tonnientos; that Is, Cape of All the Storms. When the discovery wns reported to the king he immediately shav the Im mense possibilities of a iioav road to the Indies and bestowed upon it the hap- pier name of the Cape of Good Hope. Hy a singular corruption of its llrst thi(. the Cape was long known to Fug- jsi, seamen as the Cape of Torments. and the legend of the "FIving Dutch- man" was localized there bv a mlsun- derstn tiding of the experiences of tills Po r t ug u ese exped i t ion. SHOOTING STARS. They Are Simply Falllnf; Mnnnca ef Stony or Metallic Matter. Falling stars are masses of stony or metallic matter which, moving freely through spajce, approach so near to tho earth as to penetrate and traverse the upper regions of our atmosphere. Rais ed to white heat by friction Avith the air. owing to their immense velocity, which averages thirty-live miles a sec- "d. they become luminous and often leave a trail of light several avcii tieimetl groups or swarms of these bodies revolve around the sun in elliptic orbits, Avhich are periodically encountered by the earth. Such are the Lyrids (April 10-22), the l.t .mills (Now l l-lti) and Andromedids (Nov. 2:1-24). so called because they seem to radiate from a point within the constellations after Avhich they are respectively named. It is computed that no fewer than twenty millions of these bodies enter the earth's atmosphere daily, each one of which, under favorable conditions, would lie distinctly visible. Occasion ally they reach the earth In solid form. but showing signs of recent fusion of an outer layer. They vary in Aveight from some hundreds of pounds to a single grain. Their principal chemical constituents are iron, magnesium, sili con, oxygen, nickel and cobalt. LOVE IN LAPLAND. Th I n jin a .Suitor Must Do Ileforc He Win. Illn Ilride. When a lad is in love Avitli a girl in Lapland they run a race not a fair race, for he is so heavily handicapped ,'' if she w ishes the girl can get first to the goal, but if hi enre for tho to the goal, but if she cares for the young man who is trying to Avin she lets him overtake her, because if she outruns liiin he cannot propose again. I '.ut even if lie avIus the race and the girl at the same time the young lovers cannot be married until they have the ,si't of the girl's parents. At one nine u a man married a girl Avithout this he was liable to receive capital punishment. Hesidcs nn engagement ring, the young Laplander sends his future bride " K,rd,e nml n mnntlty of brandy. He goes 1IS flir US tho ilonr of hnr hnfr li.tt . " remains outside until invited to enter, n , , U) u lo t,u' ,r f; 1 -- brinks it. It n,ou"s 1,11,1 h Ms COIls0Ilt to the '"triage, and the happy lover then Avnen a bumper of brandy Is offered to pays the father a sum of money and promises to give the girl some clothes. What CouMtKiiten Corruption. 'Is he corrupt?" 'Oh. no: I wouldn't call him that" 'What do you consider corrupt?" 'Why. a man avIio sells out to two opposing interests in the same deal, of course. Anybody ought to knoAV that' WOMAN AND FASHION Little lili-I Frock. It Is quite important that the little schoolgirl Lv just as correctly fitted out with her frocks as her big sister, al though her frocks are fashioned upon lines of extreme simplicity. Of course the smart touches which ornament the adult styles are reproduced in the smaller ones, and the little girl has the exaggerated shoulder line and the same quaint features In her frocks, al though they are peculiarly her own In this model both front and back are laid in rather broad plaits. Avhich an TT1T - TTH stitched to n long AA-aist line and flare prettily, forming a sort of kilted skirt effect The collar may be of lace or material. A good Idea Is to make the collar of white and trim with bias bands of ma terial like the frock. The style is one that is suitable for any kind of ma terial silk, lightweight Avoolen or cot ton. These days avo have more to do with AA'ash materials, and a pretty Idea Is to make the frock of dotted or fig ured pique or galatea, making the col lar of Avhite and trimming Avith bauds, or making of material and trimming Avith white bands. A novel trimming for collars and one that should be more used, if mothers only k iioav of Its many advantages, Is the Hattenberg buttons. These may be put on in rows, varying the size of the button, or in circles or perhaps geometrical design, and the effect is charming. Material required, for medium size, five and five-eighths yards, twenty seven inches wide. Neok Fit tin K.i. With cloth gowns ol the most de gant nature the little turnover collar. Avhich seems a modest detail, is still I worn. Many materials shape the nar- row band, Avhich may take as many forms, ami If it is white it frequently sIioavs embroideries in the gown color. For costumes of silk and dressier tex tures chiffon, net, mousseline the high stocks are sometimes finished Avitli a piping of satin, velvet or panne in a contrasting color. A twist of Avhite tulle in turn tops this, and rare is the elegantly dressed throat that does not sHoav some bit of this becoming Aveb. Summer siikn. Generally speaking, dark blue, black nml broAvn are the -faA-orite colors for I Bummer silks, '.there is a new shade of lrown called the "paquin euic" Avhicli ls Vt'r.v rfcli " soft. The old fash- loncd P"1 check is the very smartest design in silks this season. This cJieck is preferably in Avhite on a blue, brown or black ground. In the two toned silks broAvn and yellow and blue and green are the leaders. Embroidered white dots are often introduced into these silks A Smart French Froelc. A smart French promenade frock is here sketched in blue green eolienne. Avhich is one of the new soft, clinging fabrics of the season. The skirt is in three tiered effect and the bodice a stunning evolution of the bolero. The sleeve emplecemcnts give this bodice a smart new appearance, and the flo Qf ,ace t j d , . . J side seam is decidedly novel. Lace trims the deep cuffs and empiecements. also the entire high collar. The hat is nn amazon shape of black rice straw. depending for Its chic on two hand some blue green plumes. Shirt Waist. Have your shirt Avaists made with sleeves that are of sensible proportions. finished with a neat cuff and the en tire garment constructed on the neat sensible lines that brought this very sefu, bIt of femmine apparel to n ... ... state or perfection seA-erai years ago MnKe lour'"MI Let your education be thorough that, whether tures. write books, sell Make Yourself Felt. so broaj an.l you paint pic- mcrchandise. make contracts or cultiA-ate land, you will make yourself felt in your com munity as an all round man of broad ideas and general culture. Success. Smoothing IIIn Tnth. Gus You never had spunk enough to make a proposal In your life. Why did you tell Miss rrettie that you Avere en gaged to two girls? George So she'd wunt to get mo cwuy from them. Si THE BRITISH SPEAKER. Hi Position In a Hani One. hut Is SIcndiiII- Ileirurtlcd. It is doubtless because the position of speaker is so onerous that the re Avards attached to it are so great. He is originally a member of parliament, like the rest, and is selected by the leader of the house, avIio is not neces sarily the prime minister, from among his own followers for his personal character and dignity and his knowl edge of parliamentary procedure. He Is usually elected unanimously by Aote of the house, and from that moment he ceases to be a party man, and his constituency Is divided in its feelings betAveen the honor of returning the speaker ami the disadvantage of be ing for all practical purposes unrepre sented in parliament. The speaker of the house of com mons is a person enjoying the greatest oflieial dignity and sociaj considera tion, lie is the first commoner in the realm; his invitations to dinner are al most equivalent to a royal command; court dress is Avorn by members who dine Avith him ollicially; In the house he is treated with extreme deference, and he receives a salary of o,000 and the use of a magnificent house, which forms part of the palace of Westmin ster. He retains ollice though the poli tics of the ministry may change through successive administrations un til his health fails or he deems him self to have earned retirement Then the sovereign bestoAA's a peerage upon him and the country a munificent pen sion. The house of commons has been sin gularly fortunate in securing for speak ers men of great dignity, unfailing judgment and unquestioned Impartial ity. It- Is a splendid position, and though its intellectual demands are un ceasing and its merely physical de mands exhausting It Is splendidly re- Avarded. The position is as exhausting as it is distinguished. During a large part of the session the speaker must be in the chair from !i p. m. till after midnight except during the dinner hour, from half past 7 to 9, and even Avhen tho house is in committee and the chair man of committees is presiding he must be in ollicial dress in his house. Avhich communicates directly with the lobby behind his chair, ready to appear at a moment's notice if summoned. He must, of course, know every mem ber by sight and be able to recall his name instantly. It Is astounding some times Avhen from a back bench there rises some member who is utterly un- nown by sight to his felloAV members. avIio seldom attends and hardly eA'er speaks and has nothing whatever dis tinctive in his manner or appearance, to hear the speaker say "Mr. Blank" as readily as if he were accustomed to tddress him eA'ery day. Henry Nor man In Century. KOREAN PROVERBS. A man is good when he is old. A thing is good when it is new. He avIio hath eaten salt drinketh Aba ter. When the tiger is gone, the fox is master. If one is not observing, one sees nothing. Docs smoke come out of a fireless chimney? The higher the mountain the deeper the valley. One knoAvs the face of a man, but not his Interior. One can paint the fur of the tiger, but not his joints. A family avIio has no sickness for ten years must be rich. As soon as the moon is full it be gins to grow smaller. Even the blind man can find his way through an open door. When the ox has broken through the stall, repairs are first made. Wanted All of It. "A stranger," said an old frontiers man, "was traveling once in n very cheerless section of the great Avest. Having pulled up at night at a cheap and unpromising tavern, lie seated himself at the supper table. The Avaiter informed him Avhat the cook had in the Avay of eatables. Among the viands enumerated Avas wild duck. 'Was that 'ere bird shot on the Aving?' inquired the stranger. 'Yes.' replied the Avaiter. 'While trying to tly out of this forsaken country? The oblig ing Avaiter thought that might haA'e been the case. 'Well.' concluded the stranger. 'I sympathize Avith that bird's misfortune, but I admire his good Judg ment Serve me all of him.' " Irrcsrulnrity In the I'unl.Hlinient. There are tAvo boys who manage to he mther unruly In school, and their teacher was so exasperated one day that she ordered them to remain after hours and Avrite their names 1,000 times. She Avatched them plunge into the task. Some fifteen minutes later one of them greAV uneasy and began to Avatch his companion In disgrace. Sud denly the first one burst out Avith a roar of despair and betAveen his sobs said to the teacher: '"Tain't fair, mum! His name's Bush and mine's Schlutteriueyeir!" Pittsburg Dispatch. The Uncertain World. "This Is the most uncertain Avorl that eA'er I avuz In!" said the deacon. "You think so?" "I knoAV it. Only the other day the parson sighted a harricane fur off an run ter a storm pit an' pulled the I Id on nn' Avhat do you reckon happen ed?" "The Lord knows." "Harricane changed its mind turn ed into a airthquake an come mighty nigh swallered him whole!" Atlanta Constitution. A Fntnl OmUnlon. "I can't for the life of me make out Avhat my Avife Is driving at in this let ter?" "Of course you can't, old chap. Don't you see that she forgot to add the post script?" NeAV Orleans Times-Derno-crat. Ah to Popularity. "The man who wants to be popular must be a cheerful liar." "I don't see why." "Because no man can gain popularity by telling the people the truth about j themselves."-Chicago Post. r